Pursuant to Article 26, section 1 of the Act of 29 July 2005 on Counteracting Drug Addiction, treatment of addicts can be provided by public or non-public healthcare centres, as well as practicing medical doctors including doctors practicing within organised medical centres.  Health services for drug addicts are provided by an extensive system of outpatient and inpatient health centres, as well as several other means of indirect care, such as day wards and post-rehabilitation programmes. Another type of service, usually linked with outpatient care is substitution programmes. As part of therapeutic programmes, health services are provided both for addicts and their families, i.e. diagnosis, individual and group counselling, psychotherapy, individual and group psychological therapy and critical interventions.

Pursuant to Article 26, section 5 of the Act of  29 July 2005 on Counteracting Drug Addiction, drug treatment, rehabilitation and reintegration services are provided for a drug dependent individual free of charge, regardless of place of residence in Poland. Treatment and rehabilitation or social reintegration by the drug dependent individual is voluntary excluding, inter alia, individuals younger than 18 years of age and incapacitated individuals. In those cases, the treatment may be enforced by means of a court order.

Health services for addicts are financed by the National Health Fund (NFZ) on the basis of a contracted service. Services not covered by within the scope of the NFZ  may be also supported as part of tenders organised by the National Bureau for Drug Prevention, local authorities or funded through EU programmes.